Petroleum industry facts for kids
The petroleum industry includes the global processes of exploration, extraction, refining, transporting (often by oil tankers and pipelines), and marketing petroleum products. The largest volume products of the industry are fuel oil and gasoline (petrol).
Images for kids
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World oil reserves, 2013.
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Oil Field in Baku, Azerbaijan, 1926
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Natural oil spring in Korňa, Slovakia.
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Galician oil wells
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World crude oil production from wells (excludes surface-mined oil, such as from Canadian heavy oil sands), 1930-2012
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NIS refinery in Pančevo, Serbia
See also
In Spanish: Industria petrolera para niños
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